MySpace & other things...

I've only got a few things to post about this evening, the first of which is Gillian. My lovely girlfriend has decided that the blogosphere (I think that's what they call it) was only getting half the story from the holy land and has begun posting to her very own blog. Hosted by MySpace.com, her blog is accompanied by a personal profile, giving you a window into her mind.

Just a word about MySpace.com. If you have yet to browse the mindlessness that is this website network, perhaps you should direct your browser to it's url right now. No, wait, perhaps you should visit the site after you're done with my blog. Regardless, whenever you do check it out, you too will be sucked in and wake up days later wondering what happened to all of the hours you wasted away browsing people's profiles, creating your own profile, finding long lost friend's profiles, posting comments on their profiles and last but not least, posting bulletins to all of your friend's profiles. It really is an amazing site, much like friendster and facebook once were, but it should be noted that practically EVERYONE IS ON MYSPACE. Since joining I have managed to reconnect with a ridiculous amount of people, including my best friend from before nursery school. It's a frighteningly powerful tool...

Anyhow, back to Gillian's blog... you can catch up with her and check out her musings at the following address: http://blog.myspace.com/gilliansocks. Go there now. No, wait, go there after you're done here... but go there.

New info on the wire: We're going down to Holon this weekend to meet an old friend of my family. He used to be the principal of an ORT school here and knew my father quite well. He has promised to take us to "Mini Israel". When I know what the hell that is I will fill you in. Otherwise, we're just going to spend some time there and get out of Karmiel for a weekend.

Speaking of getting out of Karmi'el, wonderful plans are in the works for a great trip to the south of Israel. Another family friend here in Israel is a travel agent and he has been kind enough to go to work on our behalf. Let me tell you, it is good to have a friend with connections to the tourist industry. Especially when you're a tourist. The planned itinerary should be a lot of fun. For the first three days we will be staying at the Dead Sea. I'm not sure what we're gonna do there besides marvel at our inability to drown, but it is a beautiful place and some time in the sun with a good book is a welcome change. After the Dead Sea we're driving down to Eilat, the southern-most city in Israel. There we will stay for 5 nights, soaking up more sun and enjoying the resort city to its fullest. However, the highlight of the trip will be the one day we depart from Eilat and cross the border into Jordan. Once across the border we will meet up with a tour guide who will lead us to the ancient city of Petra. I was there 10 years ago when I came to Israel for my bar mitzvah and I desperately want Gillian to see it. I can honestly say that although it isn't the eight wonder of the world, it should be. I'll be sure to take lots of pictures when I go to explain what I mean.

Other than that, not much has been happening. I'm back to teaching and tutoring and still have no idea how to teach a class. I have no problem commanding a classroom and interacting with students, I'm just not so sure that I'm the most effective way to learn English. Oh well.

Hope things are well with each of you. Drop me an email so that I know you're all well.